The Seventh Key (Seven Keys Supreme) by David De-Val

Seven Keys Supreme was created by the master escape artist David De-Val c. 1984 and it was sold by Supreme Magic Company.  It was later re-released as The Seventh Key c. 1991 and sold directly by  David De-Val. I purchased this as The Seventh Key by David De-Val c. 2000. The Seventh Key is not …

The Best of Pentagram Card Magic by Martin Breese

_EF The best card magic from the pages of The Pentagram magazine (1946-1960) Contents: (updated Sep 2018 – only had first page of Contents!) 1 Super Speller (George Blake) 6 The Nonsuch Card Prediction (Francis Haxton) 8 A Legacy From Jordan (Francis Haxton) 10 An Ace Change (Roy Walton) 12 Double Stop (Franklin V. Taylor) …

Keyrumba (Key Box) by Carl Williams

My favorite Anverdi item is his very clever and perplexing Key Box c. 1982 from almost forty years ago!  Until recently I thought it was at the top of the food chain for effects that became known as The Seven Keys to Baldpate by Annemann and invented by Joseph Kolar c. 1927.  That is until …

Stewart James In Print by Stewart James

_EF This is one of the largest magic books ever published. It is a testament to the genius of one man. Stewart James In Print features more than 400 tricks and routines Mr. James has published or marketed over a fifty year span of incredible creativity. In addition to scores of intriguing special chapters, each …

Amateur Magician’s Handbook by Henry Hay

This amazing book by Henry Hay (aka June Barrows Mussey) and Bruce Elliott’s Classic Secrets of Magic were by far my most read books in my early magic years.  This handbook is massive and covers everything a budding young magician could ever want to learn about magic. _EF A great textbook for a college level …

Astro-Ball Cabinet by Milson-Worth

When Jim Simon of Worth Magic (before Milson-Worth) created the Astro-Ball Cabinet c. 1965 it caused quite a stir because Jim basically took Phase 1 of Stewart James’ Sefalaljia which was a ground breaking five phase routine when it appeared in issue 69 of The Jinx December 2, 1939. As Stewart James himself said in …

Astro-Ball Cabinet by Milson-Worth

When Jim Simon of Worth Magic (before Milson-Worth) created the Astro-Ball Cabinet c. 1965 it caused quite a stir because Jim basically took Phase 1 of Stewart James’ Sefalaljia which was a ground breaking five phase routine when it appeared in issue 69 of The Jinx December 2, 1939. As Stewart James himself said in …

Astro-Ball Cabinet (Black) by Milson-Worth

When Jim Simon of Worth Magic (before Milson-Worth) created the Astro-Ball Cabinet c. 1965 it caused quite a stir because Jim basically took Phase 1 of Stewart James’ Sefalaljia which was a ground breaking five phase routine when it appeared in issue 69 of The Jinx December 2, 1939. As Stewart James himself said in …

Mental Mysteries … of William W. Larsen, Sr. by William Larsen Jr.

_EF This great book contains 25 of the most popular manuscripts by William Larsen Sr. (founder of Genii Magazine and owner of Thayer Magic from 1942-1947) published during the Thayer days. Contents (Chapters from web description, numbers are not page numbers): 1 The Pineal Eye 2 The Resort Hotel Psychic Business 3 Lecture for Annemann’s Pseudo-Psychometry …

E-Y-E by Edward Victor

Edward Victor created this effect c. 1950 and sold the rights to Ken Brooke which Ken started selling c. 1954.  The main move, the EYE Count, was invented by Chris Charlton c. 1940 for his Modern Monte effect. As a teenager I purchased this from Ron MacMillan’s International Unique Magic Studio and used to perform …

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